Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

I.3)Main activity

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Supply of Temporary Accommodation.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 14: Building-cleaning services and property management services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London Borough of Redbridge.

NUTS code UKI21

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

All Local Authorities have a statutory duty under the Housing Act 1996 Part VII, (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002) where appropriate, to provide temporary accommodation for homeless applicants pending investigations into their application. Local Authorities also have additional statutory powers to provide help and assistance to other categories of people. Often this requires Local Authorities to provide accommodation to some of the most vulnerable members of the community including, for example, people with mental health issues, physical disabilities and learning disabilities. Local Authorities are also bound by statute to provide suitable temporary accommodation to applicants who are then assessed as homeless until a homeless household can obtain a settled housing solution.
This dynamic purchasing system is to be established to secure Private Sector Leasing and/or Nightly Let Accommodation plus giving the Local Authorities the ability to discharge their duty into the Private Rental Sector. Definitions of these property types are:
— Private Sector Leasing (PSL) scheme — procurement and management of self-contained units of furnished/unfurnished accommodation on a lease (normally 3 years).
— Nightly Let — procurement and management of self-contained units of furnished accommodation used as nightly accommodation.
Initially the Boroughs will be using the DPS to focus on their most expensive Nightly Let placements with the aim to secure more suitable accommodation. There is scope within this contract to expand the use of the DPS to procure all temporary accommodation, including emergency nightly let accommodation, all managed leased accommodation, shared nightly let accommodation and private sector rented accommodation.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

70333000, 70210000, 55250000, 55270000, 70331000, 98341000, 98341100

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes